King Dunlap, as of now, is the Chargers left tackle and that's not an April Fool's joke.

Monday, when I asked Mike McCoy to identify the team's left tackle, he mentioned only Dunlap, the former Eagles backup and part-time starter at both tackle spots.

But here's what else McCoy said: "We’re going to battle that out. We’re going to bring in some other guys over time and get competition together."

If you're wigging out over left tackle, I'll not parrot the Chargers and tell you to take a chill pill.

But hear me out when I say the situation may not be the horror show some of you tell me it is. Here's why:

Dunlap, right now, on April 1, should be better than either starter was last year. They were Mike Harris, an undrafted rookie who had played only right tackle at UCLA; and Jared Gaither, who never got into game shape and other times was hindered by injury. Dunlap is a below-average starter, but he has pass-blocking talent. At 27, he has started 20 games in four seasons. Six-foot-eight and 310 pounds, he's not built to run over defenders, but he moves pretty well. His seeming nonchalance can drive football men batty, such as when a freshman beat him out during his senior year at Auburn. He is bright (32, Wonderlic intelligence test).

Say the Chargers draft either Chance Warmack or Jonathan Cooper. I quoted draft analyst Mike Mayock saying either left guard would be a "home run" for the Chargers. While it'd be foolish to assume a rookie lineman would excel from the start, it's realistic to think Warmack or Cooper would be an upgrade, and thus would benefit the left tackle.

McCoy's offensive system may make the left tackle's job easier. More than once, McCoy has mentioned the possibility of implementing a "quick-passing" game. For what it's worth, the Bills favored exactly that, and both of the offensive line coaches hired by McCoy worked in that system the last three years.

Talent drives scheme, so don't confuse the last point. There's no lasting cure for inferior talent. Ideally, the Chargers draft a left tackle who excites their scouts as much as any other potential draftee at No. 11. Failing that, there's no reason to cancel the season, although a certain Mrs. Rivers, wife of a $91 million quarterback, may say that's easy for me to say.